Crime & Safety
Capsized Boat off Seal Beach Injures Three
City lifeguards help right a 27-foot power boat that flipped on the West Anaheim Jetty.
Three people were injured when their boat capsized on a Seal Beach jetty last week, according to the city’s marine safety department.
People on a 27-foot power boat were fishing off the West Anaheim Jetty at 9:30 p.m. Oct. 10 when the engine failed to restart, according to a written statement from Nick Bolin, marine safety officer.
Without power, the boat was unable to stop itself from landing on the jetty's rocks and flipping over.
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Lifeguards treated three people on board for minor injuries including “minor scrapes,” Bolin said to Patch.
The Seal Beach Police Department was able to give the three people a ride back to their car.
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Lifeguards swam a line to the disabled boat and helped a salvage company remove the boat from the rocks and right it.
Marine Safety Status Report for Oct. 5 through Oct. 11
Rescues: 2
Medical Aids: 7
Major medical aids: 0
Stingray injuries: 2
Boat rescue: 2
